Watch Grapefruit (1988) Online

With an all-female cast, featuring Suzie Bright as John Lennon, Cecilia Dougherty's Grapefruit plays with the romanticized history of the iconic Fab Four, gently mocking John and Yoko’s banal squabbles and obsessive rituals of self-display. Based obliquely on Yoko Ono’s book, the piece works on many levels to reposition this mythic tale of the Beatles by casting '80s women in mod drag—effectively mapping the lesbian sub-culture onto heterosexual mass culture. Discounting the importance of reproducing facts and historical accuracy, Dougherty gives an incisive reading of the creation of pop culture icons: it doesn’t matter who plays John Lennon because ultimately John Lennon is not a person anymore. As a star, he is a projection of our society’s collective needs and desires. Read More

Watch Grapefruit online. Featuring Jill Garellick and Azian Nurudin, Grapefruit is classified as Drama and History genre movie with an average rating across the web of 0. It is available for streaming online in the USA The movie was released on 1988. Grapefruit was directed by Azian Nurudin,Cecilia Dougherty. Read Less